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Homo Ergaster
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Homo Ergaster
A hominid species that lived between 1.8 and 1.3 million years ago in eastern and southern Africa; most—not all—experts regard H ergaster as a distinct species and the direct ancestor of H erectus; he was tall and appears to have used stone tools, despite his relatively diminutive, great ape-sized cranial cavity


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Highlights include reconstructions of Homo ergaster (a hominid species that lived in Africa almost 2,000,000 years ago) and of Homo erectus (an East Asian species that survived for well over 1,500,000 years before disappearing about 250,000 years ago).
Bennett's team identifies the ancestor as an early Africa-based Homo erectus, or Homo ergaster as some scientists call it.
Based on size of the footprints and their modern anatomical characteristics, the researchers attribute the prints to the hominid Homo ergaster, or early Homo erectus as it is more generally known.
 
 
 
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